Lost Alone In The Dark ● Calum Hood fanfiction ○

Chapter 20 ● It's all about control ○

The storm stopped as soon as Calum took a step out of the office. Thankfully I don't have to walk back in the rain Calum thinks to himself. Do I really need to go back tomorrow? He asks himself in his thoughts. Darren and Cade didn't annoy me at all today he thinks to himself more.

Darren goes back to his house. He picks up his phone and calls Cade. "Hello" Darren greets Cade through the phone. "Hi" Cade greets back. "I don't think he was suspicious" Darren tells him. "That's good" Cade replies. "Thanks for helping me out, I'll get rid of the control I have over Valley's mind soon" he replies to Cade. "No problem, and you better" he responds. "Bye" Darren finishes the call. "Bye" Cade replies and Darren cuts the call.

"What did therapy do to help you?" Cade asks Calum through his thoughts. "Nothing yet, I just met the therapist" Calum replies. "Oh okay" he replies. "What happened to Darren?" He asks Cade. "You did something which made him lose the control he had over your mind" he replies to Calum. "Did I?" He asks Cade confused. "Yes you did, and Darren is really annoyed" he replies.

If I managed to get rid of the control Darren has over my mind, maybe I can get rid of the control Cade has over my mind too Calum thinks to himself. "It's not gonna be that easy Calum" Cade tells him. "I will get you out of my head" Calum replies. Cade then makes Calum's head hurt. "Ouch! Please stop" Calum replies. "Sorry, it distracts you from thinking so no" Cade replies.

Darren goes to his friend Daphne's house. Daphne and Darren used to date but then they found out that they were too similar and their relationship wouldn't work out. They just stayed friends after that. He rings her door bell. She opens it after a little while. "Oh hey Dare" she greets him. "Hey Daph" he greets her back. "Long time no see" she tells him. "I know sorry I've been busy" he replies. "Come in" she responds.

Darren takes a seat on a chair in her living room while Daphne takes a seat on her couch in the living room. "You know I can read you like a book Dare, I know you're not here just to catch up, what favour do you wanna ask me?" Daphne tells Darren and asks him a question. "Fine that's true, I was wondering if you could help me get rid of the control I have over Valley's mind" he replies to her. "On one condition" she responds. "That is?" He asks. "You introduce me to Calum" she replies. "Why do you wanna meet him? And how do you even know about him?" Darren questions her confused. "I wanna meet him cause he seems cute and I know about him cause your brother Cade told me about him" she answers his questions. "When did Cade visit you?" Darren asks. "A few days ago" she replies.

"Please leave me alone Cade" Calum pleads. "Sorry I'm not going to do that" he replies. "Ouch! Please at least stop making my head hurt" he responds to Cade. "Not happening" he replies. Calum rushes to his room shutting the door behind him.  He knows he's not gonna manage to deal with the headache much longer and he doesn't want to pass out in front of his friends since he doesn't want them worrying about him.

"What did he want from you?" Darren asks Daphne. "It's none of your business Dare" she replies. "Anyways do we have a deal or not?" She adds her question too. "Deal" he answers. "Great! So when do I get to meet him?" She asks. "After you help me" he replies. "Fine so long as you keep your end of the deal" she replies. "I will don't worry" he responds to her.

How do I get him out of my mind? Calum questions his thoughts. "Stop that!" Cade shouts at Calum through his thoughts. "Stop what?" Calum asks him. "Thinking" Cade replies making Calum's head hurt even more. "I'm sorry I'll try not to think about--" Calum starts to apologise before he gets cut off  from fainting because of the pain in his head. "Oops!" Cade exclaims.

"Let's find Valley then" Daphne tells Darren. "I think I know where she might be" Darren tells her. "Where?" She asks curiously. "Follow me" he replies. "Okay" she responds. He sees someone's car nearby and steals it. He gets in the car he just stole and gestures for her to join him. "Whose car is this?" She asks. "I don't know and I don't care it's mine now" he replies.